Five things we learned as Huddersfield Town won promotion to the Premier League after defeating Reading

Fear of defeat was greater than the will to win

Amid all the anticipation, expectation and hype, ultimately the fear of losing a play-off final got the better of both Huddersfield Town and Reading on the day.

Terriers fans won’t care, not one bit, after celebrating promotion, but both sides were offensively cautious at Wembley as a stake in the Premier League awaited the winners.

Reading, who have been absent from the top-flight of English football for four years, were rarely on the front foot, with their best chance falling to substitute Garath McCleary, who dragged his effort wide from 18-yards out.

Brown and Hefele should have had Huddersfield out of sight within the first-half, but both teams seemed comfortable knocking the ball around, trying to boast possession and evidently eager to keep a clean sheet until the very end.

A shutout they both recorded, meaning a ‘lottery’ situation was to determine the play-off champions, with Huddersfield eventually prevailing victorious.